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Member's Success Stories

I started Crossfit 1 week before my 65th birthday. I have just completed by 1st year and the results have been incredible. I am 13 pounds lighter with 7% less body fat. At 5’1”, I was ecstatic with the results. Like many people my age, I have battled the slow and steady weight gain and...

Most recently, I got pregnant with my second child and continued to do Crossfit until 39 weeks. I did not have any swelling or back pain like my previous pregnancy, and I had a quick and easy delivery. The coaches helped me modify the workouts to keep me safe each trimester. I am grateful that Crossfit wods can be scaled to fit each individual’s abilities.

I had cancer in 2011 – 5 surgeries, 4 months of bi-weekly chemo, and 6 weeks of radiation over 9 months in 2012. This also put me in menopause, which is another deadly weight/body curse! I gained 30 lbs. over that experience and could not for the life of me get it off – my oncologist just kept telling me that losing weight was probably not an option now that I am in menopause, but to keep exercising.

One day I woke up feeling like I was missing something in my lifestyle, I didn’t look or feel the way I wanted to when it came to my health. I decided to try out CrossFit, I had heard many people say it was tough but so rewarding and I was up for the challenge. I had no idea the community of people and coaches that I was stepping into. Not only had I found something that was challenging but I had a new group of friends ready to hold me accountable and pick me up when I struggle.

...I can say that CrossFit and especially CrossFit Forest have changed my life. I am in the best shape of my life, I quit smoking, I am down to 220 lbs, I am stronger than I have ever been, and an added bonus is that I met the love of my life at CrossFit and we just recently got married. As the saying goes, “Those that WOD together, stay together!”

Since I've started CrossFit Forest, I have lost about 25 pounds and over 8% body fat. I went from a size 12 to a size 4, have more energy and am stronger than I ever thought I could be. Not even training for and running a marathon has given me anywhere close to these kinds of results....

My journey started two years ago. It started with making better food choices and Zumba. (Hey! Don't knock it. It's so much fun!)...Not only am I am showing visible success, but the mental success that is in my heart and head is tenfold and you can't put a price on that.

Crossfit Forest has, and continues to be one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life.

I have had various memberships to gyms in the past, but nothing grabbed my interest. I worked out and tried diets but wasn't seeing the results I was hoping for. With my little results, I wasn't happy to go to the gym or give up on foods. I wanted better but didn't know how to achieve it or find the discipline to stick with the work to achieve it.

Since starting Crossfit I have lost about 25 pounds as well as inches around my waist and hips. I used to dread going to the gym, and now I look forward to my time at Crossfit...

Just wanted to share this. This is tough for me to share but I'm inspired by so many positive people at the CFF and has totally lifted my spirit...Yes, it was hard, but not impossible. As embarrassing as it is to post this picture--it's a way to remind myself that I'm stronger than yesterday. I still have a long way to go but it's a good way to start the year. I'm just happy to be headache free, less bloated, and shedding my very heavy winter coat. Clean eating + #crossfitforest = whole new me.

I know, it looks photoshopped, but it isn't. Tom went from 34.3 to 26.1 % bodyfat, that's a ~ 24% improvement in body composition. That equates to 20 lbs of fat loss and 10 lbs of muscle gain over the 6 week 2014 Fall Nutrition Challenge. Great Job Tom!

Tom had this to say:"Crossfit Forest is much more than a gym. I was ballooned at 223 lbs. Tired all the time. Could not get motivated and the gym wasn’t working any more...

Traci White Turns 50 Today, March 4th, 2014. I vividly remember her coming in 2 years ago. There was something about her that said, "I am changing my life and it is starting right now." I saw it in her eyes. Well, 2 years later and she is one of our proud success stories. Congratulations on Turning 50 in style! You are such and inspiration to the gym, more than you realize!

...I completed the Whole30 challenge and in the first month I lost 15 pounds and dropped from a size 14 to a size 10. Within 3 months, I dropped 25 pounds and was down to a size 8. I'm now down 35 pounds and a size 6, but most importantly, my health is back on track. My blood pressure is now 126/74...

When I started my weight had ballooned to 235lbs, I am 5'8". After my second month, my weight had dropped to 193lbs. 42lbs lost and I dropped from 38" waist down to 32". A dramatic change it a short time, I was hooked...

Well it has now been a year since CrossFit Forest came into my life, and completely changed it! A year ago I was struggling to get into shape. I was running everyday and still gaining weight. Then Ryan made me promise to try crossfit and stick to it for four weeks. The first photo is about four months before I started. I have gone from a size 10/12 to a 6 and sometimes on a good day size 4. I am doing things I never thought I would, like climbing a rope 15 feet...Read More

All CrossFit gyms are different and they all have different personalities. CrossFit Forest has become a second home to me and so many other athletes who I suffer and laugh with daily. It is a welcoming place that helps me achieve things that I never thought possible. I owe a debt of gratitude to the coaches Pete, Heath, Martin, Skye, Kevin, David and all of the other athletes as CrossFit Forest. The community everyone has helped build here is one of the best things I’ve ever witnessed...